Opera with an Arabian Twist

Leopolitans and guests of the city were treated to a very special musical event on February 2nd when the Lviv Philharmonic Theatre hosted the Alcantara II concert, featuring Jordanian soprano Zeina Barhoum. The opera star has already sung at the best opera houses in Vienna, London, Paris, Rome, and across Europe before making her debut in Ukraine. In Lviv, she performed alongside Syrian tenor Bassem Alkhouri and the Lviv Philharmonic Academic Symphony Orchestra directed by Italian Lorenzo Tazzieri.

The program showcased masterpieces by Bizet, Verdi, Schubert, Rossini, and other European masters. The audience also had the unique opportunity to enjoy Arabic music, including – in what was one of the highlights of the evening – the premiere of Taras Shevchenko’s ‘The Mighty Dnieper’ in Arabic. The concert was supported by the Embassy of Jordan and was dedicated the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ukraine and Jordan.